CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) - Police in Coralville shot and injured a man who pointed a gun at officers during a standoff Thursday, Police Chief Shane Kron said.
Officers were called to a home Thursday afternoon to check on a possibly suicidal man.
For a little more than an hour, officers tried unsuccessfully to convince the man to accept help, Kron said in a news release.
The man eventually came out of a garage and pointed a rifle at officers. One officer fired two rounds, hitting the man, who was taken to an Iowa City hospital, Kron said. The man’s condition was not available Thursday afternoon.
No further information was released. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation will investigate the shooting.
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